Stuart Ryder

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Stuart Ryder

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sutton Coldfield, England

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Walsall

| years1 = 1992–1998| clubs1 = Walsall| caps1 = 101| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1998–1999| clubs2 = Mansfield Town| caps2 = 22| goals2 = 2

| years3 = | clubs3 = Nuneaton Borough| caps3 = | goals3 =

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = England U21| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

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Stuart Ryder (born 6 November 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played for Walsall, Mansfield Town and Nuneaton Borough.{{cite web|title=Stats|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player10/stuartryder.html|work=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com|accessdate=6 April 2014}}

Stuart was considered to have excellent potential, being selected for England U21s in the Toulon tournament but suffered a serious knee injury and was eventually forced to retire early.web|title=Stats|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunday-mercury-feature-a-look-at-what-224522